Competition
Liliputing lists two dozen ultra-low-cost laptops with at least some pretension to competing in the XO market. They are split about equally between Linux and Windows offerings, the first computer category since workstations to advance this far.
- Linux only: 8
- Windows only: 5
- Either: 10
It is not clear whether any of these will be available in a dual-boot configuration.
The Via Nanobook UMD reference design has also been adopted by various vendors around the world.
| Brand and model | Linux | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Asus Eee PC 701 | Xandros | XP |
| Dreambook Light IL1 | Ubuntu | XP or Vista |
| Everex Cloudbook | gOS Linux
(based on Ubuntu) |
-- |
| HP 2133 Mini-Note | OpenSUSE | Vista Home Basic,
Vista Business |
| Brand and model | Linux | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Asus Eee PC 900 | Xandros | XP |
| ECS G10IL | unnamed | XP |
| Everex Cloudbook Max | -- | Vista |
| MSI Wind | -- | XP Home |
| Surcouf La Révolution | -- | XP édition Familiale |
| 2Go PC | unnamed | XP |
| 3k Longitude | "Genuine Linux" | -- |
| ACi Ultra-mini | ? | Vista? |
| Airis Kira | Linpus Linux Lite | -- |
| Blue Digital Systems
Deep Blue |
unnamed | XP Home |
| Elonex One | unnamed | -- |
| Fukato Datacask | unnamed | -- |
| HCL MiLeap X | -- | Vista Home Premium |
| Jisus | Ubuntu | -- |
| Kohjinsha SCC | -- | XP Home |
| Medion Akoya Mini | unnamed | XP |
| Noahpad | Ubuntu | -- |
| Nohrtec Gecko | Linpus Linux Lite | -- |
| Proview Handbook PC-81001 | unnamed | XP |
| Sungjut TangoX | ?? | ?? |
| Brand and model | Linux | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Acer | ?? | ?? |
| Dell | Ubuntu | XP |
| Gigabyte M912 | unnamed | XP |
